A rapid, semi-automated method for scoring micronuclei in mononucleated mouse lymphoma cells

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 726, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-41

  Doherty, Ann T ^a   Hayes, Julie ^a   Fellows, Mick ^a   Kirk, Sarah ^b   O'Donovan, Mike ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b Statistics Group DECs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro micronuclei; MicroNuc; Population doubling; Semi automated

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKEMIA L 5178 Y; LYMPHOMA CELL LINE; MICRONUCLEUS; MICRONUCLEUS SCORING; MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEUKEMIA L5178; MICE; MICRONUCLEI, CHROMOSOME-DEFECTIVE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80053637653     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: 18793592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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